Business Law Exam #1 CHAPTER 1-7 Latest Update 2025-2026 Exam 180 Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
2 reasons president can be impeached - CORRECT ANSWER: high crimes and
misdemeanors
a bill is not a law until... - CORRECT ANSWER: the president signs it
active commerce clause - CORRECT ANSWER: are the goods moving in interstate
commerce or is the intrastate activity, in the aggregate, likely to have a substantial impact on interstate commerce?
all laws create classifications - CORRECT ANSWER: some people are benefitted by a law and some are burdened
all states have an intermediate court of appeal between the trial and supreme courts -
CORRECT ANSWER: false
appeals to Circuit Courts... - CORRECT ANSWER: are by right
appeals to the Supreme Court... - CORRECT ANSWER: are by writs of certiorari
appellate court reviews... - CORRECT ANSWER: legal questions and factual errors
which amount to errors of law
appellate judges - CORRECT ANSWER: review trial proceedings for errors of law or facts which prevented a litigant from receiving a fair trial. rarely deal with litigants.
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appellate judges actively question litigants before making a decision in a case on appeal
- CORRECT ANSWER: false
attempts to suppress commercial speech... - CORRECT ANSWER: subject to
intermediate scrutiny
attempts to suppress political speech... - CORRECT ANSWER: must pass strict scrutiny
burden of proof in a civil case - CORRECT ANSWER: clear and convincing and
preponderance of the evidence
burden of proof in a criminal trial - CORRECT ANSWER: beyond a reasonable doubt
can standing ever be waived? - CORRECT ANSWER: no, it is always at issue
civil law - CORRECT ANSWER: does public policy consider the wrong as one against an individual
commerce clause - CORRECT ANSWER: gives Congress the broadest authority to
regulate commerce among the states and business
common law courts are bound by stare decisis... - CORRECT ANSWER: unless a court decides a precedent should no longer be followed
constitutions prevail over statutes - CORRECT ANSWER: statutes prevail over judicial decisions
criminal and taxing laws are... - CORRECT ANSWER: narrowly construed
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criminal law - CORRECT ANSWER: does public policy consider the wrong as one
against society as a whole
defin substantive law - CORRECT ANSWER: create rights, duties, and privileges
consistent with public policy at the time of enactment
define answer - CORRECT ANSWER: defendants response to plaintiff's allegations and any defenses available to the defendant
define appellant - CORRECT ANSWER: the party bringing the appeal
define appellee - CORRECT ANSWER: the party responding to the appeal
define civil law - CORRECT ANSWER: civil law countries have codified their laws
define common law - CORRECT ANSWER: came from England. rules and analytical
methods used by judges became law
define complaint - CORRECT ANSWER: a document containing a statement of the
plaintiff's reasons for suing the defendant
define cross examination - CORRECT ANSWER: leading questions are permitted.
adverse witnesses are subject to cross examination
define direct examination - CORRECT ANSWER: no leading questions are allowed. a
party subjects its witnesses to direct examination
define directed verdict - CORRECT ANSWER: a motion which asks the court to rule in its favor as a matter of law
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